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Jack McCoy bringing surf show to Lennox
Legendary film maker Jack McCoy is bringing his acclaimed surf talk, film and live music event to the Lennox Head Cultural Centre on Saturday 8 May.
Other News
Rocky Creek Field Day coming in July
As part of the Rural Landholder Initiative, rural landholders in the Rocky Creek area are invited to an Off-stream Watering and Riparian Habitat Field Day.
Byron Shire celebrates seniors during festival week
An action-packed program has been planned for the 2021 Byron Shire Seniors Festival with drumming, dancing, walking, yoga and laughing on the program.
Where announcements masquerade as action
The great secret about government in Australia is this: no-one wants to know about government in Australia.
The return of the prodigal son
Gallery DownTown, the annexe of Tweed Regional Gallery, is presenting a new exhibition by regional artists.
SCU celebrates alumni achievements with awards
A group of Southern Cross University graduates who have made extraordinary global achievements in research, community building, healthcare and environmental issues have been acknowledged with the 2020 Alumni Impact Awards.
Holiday letting policy adopted by NSW govt
New state rules on short-term holiday lets (STHL) for NSW, announced late last week, won’t be introduced to the Byron Shire until as late as February next year, as the local housing crisis intensifies.
Stories about "psilocybin":
TGA obstructs prescription psilocybin, MDMA
Imagine that some crazy professors convince a bunch of participants at a five-day mindfulness retreat to agree to take part in an experiment where half of them are given magic mushrooms, and half of them a placebo.
Political Comment
No accountability for proven police misconduct
On Australia Day in 1998, I was the legal observer for the ‘Nude Ain’t Rude’ rally at Belongil Beach.
Local News
Pottsville policing forum asks the hard questions
Eve Jeffery - 1
Members of the Pottsville and Tweed Coast community say that in response to an increase in criminal activity in the area and their request for increased police presence, they were hosting a police presentation at Pottsville.
Letters
Coalition ‘hellbent’
Mat Morris, Bangalow
The NSW coalition seems to be hellbent on outdoing their federal counterparts when it comes to the denigration of women and protection of...
Letters
An insult, Poppa
From what I can understand, Poppa Veet Mayo’s letter seems to imply that this latest COVID scare is a government conspiracy (yes, another one).
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